Best pull behind sled?

[Jehinten]

My kids love getting pulled behind the 4 wheeler on their sleds. What's the best sled that you've found that can handle the abuse of being pulled? The regular ones that we get at the store only last a season, which is normally only a day or two.

We have a metal round sled that is still intact but is bent pretty severely. Of the two sleds in the video, one is a rubber and the other is Styrofoam wrapped in a plastic film. The plastic film is very slick and is more rigid (making it easier to stay on top of) but is breaking where the pull rope is attached after the first day of sledding. Granted that rope and attachment was only designed to pull the sled back up the hill.

The rubber sled seems more durable but gives more as it's going over bumps and is easy to fall off of as each bump is transferred into the rider instead of having a solid platform to sit on.


I do have an old steel truck hood I could sacrifice and use as a sled, however I think it'd be too heavy for this 4 wheeler.

This is my current setup, allowing me to pull two Sleds side by side

Any suggestions on good sleds?
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[TreeCo]

Be careful out there:

Fatal sled accident leaves teen girl dead, another hurt

A fatal sledding accident in Frisco left one teen dead and another badly injured after their sled hit a tree.

www.nbcdfw.com

 

[TCtreeswinger]

Otter sled, jet sled etc. Can double as rakings sled/gear hauler in summer

 

[Reach]

I had one of these as a kid, my parents still have it. My nieces and nephews use it nowadays. Very solid, I'm sure it would hold up quite nicely for you. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2060286920...603&gbraid=0AAAAAD_QDh9qnuL-YFunG9VQEIJOYCkg3

It is well built, and has a nice indented seat and good handles, so people should not fly off of it so easily.

 

[Njdelaney]

Some day I'm going to buy a second-hand pair of cross country skis and attach them to the bottom of a jet sled, or maybe two pair

 

[GregManning]

Otter sled, jet sled etc. Can double as rakings sled/gear hauler in summer

I have 2 Jet Sleds, bought in 2012. I bought them because I saw Kevin Bingham was using them to haul equipment at TCC's.
One is slightly smaller than the other, so they "nest" for storage.
I use them for:
1. Lawn debris (grass clippings, sticks, etc)
2. Hauling firewood rounds out of the woods
3. Hauling climbing equipment at TCC's.
The haul rope(s) have a 2 ft long piece of PVC pipe in the middle, so I can easily use 2 hands behind me to drag it around.

 

[TCtreeswinger]

End of season you can find cheap/free flip over ice shacks that are attached to similar quality sleds if you dont mind some demo/holes in sled

 

[GregManning]

Some day I'm going to buy a second-hand pair of cross country skis and attach them to the bottom of a jet sled, or maybe two pair

I have seen Jet Sleds w/ PVC stirps attached to the bottom to extend the wear rate on the bottom of the sled.

 

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Junkyard car hood